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Fred Wilbur wrote a new post 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Horses by Joseph Mills I know people who know horses They ride them and own them and talk about their different points. They look at a horse in a field or […]
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Erika Raskin wrote a new post 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Cinzano by Michael Paul Hogan The silence had lengthened to the point where it was awkward. The young man said, “Have you noticed? Ours is a Cinzano umbrella, but al […]
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Susan Shafarzek wrote a new post 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Weeds Don’t Weep but Gardeners Do. by Nancy Halgren Diligent was the only word that could be applied to my father’s pursuit of dandelions in our front yard. Clearly Iremember him in his worn work b […]
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Erika Raskin wrote a new post 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Political Animals by Erika Raskin I’ve been a vegetarian for years and years. I try not to be preachy about the issue `#ToEachHisOrHerOwn but in truth the whole concept of […]
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Sharon Ackerman wrote a new post 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Canticle for the Hand and Mouth by Karl Sherlock The way one’s mouth shadows the hand because hands spoke the first language. The way the lurid tongue-tip drapes the sill of one’s lip, mob […]
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Trudy wrote a new post 1 month, 4 weeks ago
Thoughts About the Universe These Mornings by Laura Marello Everything is connected. Most of what the universe energy is, creation/destruction energy, we don’t understand. We underestimate the […]
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Fred Wilbur wrote a new post 2 months ago
Wondering What is Forecast by Rebecca Leet I don’t know why I was singled out, being, as I was, simply sitting at my patio table sipping Earl Gray and scanning AccuWeather for a hint o […]
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Elizabeth Howard wrote a new post 2 months ago
The Collages of Ann Calandro Collage artist Ann Calandro drew a lot as a child and wanted to be an artist when she was grown. Not getting into art school, she ended up […]
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Fred Wilbur wrote a new post 2 months, 1 week ago
Cole Shows Set-up by Molly O’Dell late afternoon on the day before openingcarnival workers prepare their week’s work for the 69th annual Buchanan carnivalRV’s and duallys […]
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Erika Raskin wrote a new post 2 months, 1 week ago
Santa, Undone by Travis Flatt He taps on my door. You’ve got to hand it to a seven-year-old for knocking. That lesson he learned even before reading. “Please knock,” his mothe […]
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Fred Wilbur wrote a new post 2 months, 1 week ago
It is Coming to Get Us by Fred Wilbur Several months ago, a fellow Streetlight editor wrote a Street Talk blog about her frustration with pestering and inappropriate advertising […]
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Susan Shafarzek wrote a new post 2 months, 2 weeks ago
There's a Beer that Tastes Like June 1981 by Harry Lee James Once upon a time I was a soldier living in a small town on the eastern most edge of what was known at the time as West Germany. To the East, a […]
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Susan Shafarzek wrote a new post 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Le Francais et Moi by Miles Fowler The other day, I was watching a TV program set during World War II. An American bomber group was about to drop leaflets over Nazi-occupied territory. […]
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Fred Wilbur wrote a new post 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Moonburst and Shortcuts, 2 poems by J. R. Solonche MOONBURST It was wan. It was white. It was sickly white. It was filled to full with white. It was white as a sheet. It saw a ghost. It saw […]
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Trudy wrote a new post 2 months, 3 weeks ago
A Winter's Tale by Trudy Hale 4:30 a.m. A barely audible humming wakes me from a deep sleep. It’s a faint yet unfamiliar sound. I am used to the quiet, to the ordinary sounds, so t […]
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Sharon Ackerman wrote a new post 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Some Stories by Claire Scott Some stories last long past their appointed hour, like light from expired stars. Like leftover houseguests or five day fish. We walk toward […]
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Erika Raskin wrote a new post 2 months, 4 weeks ago
All’s Fair in Love and Teacher Gifts by Ellen Weeren Even though it was early June, Elena wore an oversized, off-white cable-knit cardigan to the grocery store. The gift cards were displayed near the […]
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Elizabeth Howard wrote a new post 3 months ago
Frankie Slaughter Shows at Quirk Gallery Streetlight: When and how were you introduced to art? Frankie Slaughter: When I was growing up, my mother, a modern dancer, art historian […]
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Sharon Ackerman wrote a new post 3 months ago
Old News by Joseph Kleponis It was late afternoon in fall or spring Because we were not wearing heavy coats. The pale sun was just starting to squinch down. As we left the […]
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Elizabeth Howard wrote a new post 3 months, 1 week ago
The Drawings of Lorraine Caputo During my growing up, I experimented with many media. I taught myself how to dig and process clay from local stream beds. I taught m […]
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